Who we help · Private equity
AI value creation that fits the holding period.
Carbon works with funds and operating partners to find where AI pays off across a portfolio, put it into production in each company, and report the result against a baseline set before anything is built.
Which company and workflow to prioritise, and how results are tracked.
01The question every fund is now asking
Claims that don't share a baseline.
Most portfolio companies say they're using AI. Few can show it in their numbers. Operating partners are left comparing claims that don't share a baseline, with no clear view of which companies are changing how they run and which have only bought tools.
02Across the holding period
From the first hundred days to exit.
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In the first hundred days: Portfolio Discover.
Discover, run across up to three portfolio companies at once. You get a comparative assessment of where AI pays off across the portfolio, with a baseline for each company. We agree the timeline with you before you commit.
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Through the holding period: the Operational AI Programme, company by company.
Gated stages timed to the value creation plan. Each company signs off at every stage, and every result is reported against its own baseline. How we work
03Buy and build
Integration is where acquisition value is usually lost.
Each business you add has its own systems, data and habits, and a full system migration can take years.
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Build each workflow once.
The workflow design is reused across your businesses. Integrations, permissions and local processes are assessed for each one, and rollout follows a scoped plan. Every business gets its own baseline, so you can see what each acquisition gained.
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One view of the group.
Each acquired business keeps its records in its own systems. We bring the data that matters into one structured view, so group reporting no longer depends on chasing every business for spreadsheets. Measured by reporting cycle time.
04What you see
Reported in numbers your board already reads.
One baseline per company, set before anything is built, and results reported against it at each sign-off. The metrics are ones your portfolio companies already track: cost as a share of revenue, turnaround time, revenue per employee. Financial impact is assessed with the portfolio company on agreed assumptions, separating realised savings, released capacity, avoided costs and revenue effects.
05The people you'll work with
Led by people who have operated.
We've built and transferred teams for European companies before. That is team-building experience, separate from AI delivery results, and with their permission we can put you in touch privately.
Jakub GilHead of AI
Tomasz DyrksHead of Product
Talk to us about one company or the whole portfolio.
A 45-minute conversation to agree where AI would move value first.